Single day Covid-19 cases dip below 55,000, recovery rate rises to 69.80%

Covid-19 cases in India dipped below 55,000 in a single day on Tuesday after the country recorded over 60,000 cases daily for four days on the trot, according to the Union health ministry data. With the fresh cases, India's Covid-19 tally rose to 22.68 lakh, while the recoveries have surged to 15,83,489, pushing the recovery rate to 69.80 per cent.